1967 Glamorgan County Council election

1967 Welsh local government election April 2022 The 1967 Glamorgan County Council election was held on Thursday 13 April 1967 in the county of Glamorgan, Wales, to elect members to Glamorgan County Council. The previous full council elections were in 1964 Big shocks for Labour in Glamorgan elections South Wales Echo 14 April 1967 11 and the final elections to the council would come in 1970. Overview of the result The Labour Party lost nine seats at this election but retained a strong majority with 50 councillors, as well as the support of 22 Labour aldermen. Plaid Cymru representation returned to the council after their candidates beat Labour in two seats, with the victorious candidate in Ferndale being afterwards carried down the road by supporters. The Liberal Party won two seats, their first on the council. One seat was won by Ratepayers, also their first on the council. The Conservative Party won two seats, as did the Communist Party. In Hengoed, the previously sitting Labour councillor, who had been expelled from the party prior to the election, was returned as an Independent Labour councillor. Both the Labour and Conservative spokespersons described the swing against Labour as being a result of national issues, with the UK Labour government at that time becoming less popular. Ward results Contests took place in thirty electoral wards: Big shocks for Labour in Glamorgan elections - How They Voted South Wales Echo 14 April 1967 11 Aberaman Aberaman 1967 Labour Party (UK) Fred Riddiford * 989 Communist Party (UK) D.P. Bletchley 366 Labour Party (UK) Aberavon Aberavon 1967 Ratepayer William Arthur Jenkins 1,667 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Treharne * 1,633 Ratepayer Labour Party (UK) Blaengwawr Blaengwawr 1967 Communist Party (UK) Trevor Williams * 979 Labour Party (UK) Michael Goldberg 773 Communist Party (UK) Bridgend Bridgend 1967 Labour Party (UK) Alfred John Bowen * 1,715 Conservative Party (UK) John Nigel Baty 1,698 Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly Caerphilly 1967 Labour Party (UK) Bertie Alex Rowland * 2,728 Independent politician Herbert Protheroe 2,484 Labour Party (UK) Castell Coch Castell Coch 1967 Independent politician Nelson Stuart East 2,000 Labour Party (UK) Gerald Bailey 1,286 Independent politician Cilfynydd Cilfynydd 1967 Labour Party (UK) William Edryd Lewis * 1,821 Liberal Party (UK) Mary Gwyneth Murphy 1,544 Labour Party (UK) Coedffranc Coedffranc 1967 Independent politician Martin Thomas 3,381 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Lewis Thomas 2,046 Independent politician Coity Coity 1967 Independent Householders William Vernon Barnett 1,367 Labour Party (UK) Harry Davis 1,314 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Cowbridge Cowbridge 1967 Independent politician Joseph A. David 2,728 Labour Party (UK) Terence Williams 2,138 Independent politician Cwmavon Cwmavon 1967 Labour Party (UK) Edward Gwynfryn Davies * 2,290 Ratepayer William Edward Ebley 1,697 Labour Party (UK) Ferndale Ferndale 1967 Plaid Cymru Glyn Powell James 2,325 Labour Party (UK) Dan Walter Jeffreys * 1,694 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Councillor James had lost the seat to Labour at the 1964 elections. Following his victory he was carried down the street outside the North Road School polling station by "excited" supporters. Gadlys Gadlys 1967 Labour Party (UK) Rhys James * 903 Plaid Cymru John Eaton Williams 856 Labour Party (UK) Garw Valley Garw Valley 1967 Labour Party (UK) Rhys Edward Sant * 2,118 Ratepayer Derek Dillwyn Stephens 1,743 Labour Party (UK) Gower Gower 1967 Liberal Party (UK) Brian Ernest Keal 2,399 Labour Party (UK) Frank Lord * 2,102 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Councillor Keal became the first Liberal councillor in the area since World War II. Hengoed Hengoed 1967 Independent Labour David Samuel Blatchford * 2,925 Labour Party (UK) Hopkin Lewis 1,692 Independent Labour Labour Party (UK) Councillor Blatchford had represented the seat for 7 years for the Labour Party, but was expelled for opposing the official candidate, so stood and won as an Independent. Hopkinstown Hopkinstown 1967 Labour Party (UK) George Davies * 1,350 Plaid Cymru Brian John 708 Labour Party (UK) Laleston Laleston 1967 Conservative Party (UK) William Evan Board 882 Labour Party (UK) Glyndwr Evans 809 Independent politician Trevor David 539 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llwydcoed Llwydcoed 1967 Labour Party (UK) Mervyn Prowle * 1,243 Communist Party (UK) Stanley Rees 336 Labour Party (UK) Maesteg Maesteg 1967 Liberal Party (UK) (Mrs) Jennie Thomas Gibbs 2,472 Labour Party (UK) Robert John Williams 2,247 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gibbs had missed winning the seat, by only 3 votes, in the 1964 election. Mountain Ash (Penrhiwceiber ward) Mountain Ash (Penrhiwceiber ward) 1967 Labour Party (UK) Eleanor Mary Bath 2,005 Independent politician Graham F. Davies * 1,188 Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Neath North Neath North 1967 Independent politician John Leitz 1,561 Labour Party (UK) William Powell * 1,432 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Ogmore Valley Ogmore Valley 1967 Plaid Cymru Edward John Merriman 1,906 Labour Party (UK) Ivor Owen Thomas * 1,870 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd Pontypridd 1967 Labour Party (UK) Norman Alfred Stevens * 1,515 Liberal Party (UK) Derek Gwyn Lewis 1,125 Labour Party (UK) Porthcawl Porthcawl 1967 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Charles Hubbard-Miles 1,701 Labour Party (UK) George McBride 1,289 Independent politician Llewellyn Rees Lewis 671 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Port Talbot East Port Talbot East 1967 Labour Party (UK) Llewellyn Heycock 2,906 Ratepayer John Allen 1,667 Labour Party (UK) Port Talbot West Port Talbot West 1967 Labour Party (UK) George Albert Morgan * 1,623 Ratepayer Douglas Albert Weaver Charles 1,309 Labour Party (UK) Pyle Pyle 1967 Labour Party (UK) Mostyn Jones * 2,158 Independent politician Christopher Johnson 1,803 Labour Party (UK) Sandfields (Port Talbot) Sandfields (Port Talbot) 1967 Labour Party (UK) Cyril Lewis * 2,458 Ratepayer Barrie Morgan Larkworthy 1,535 Labour Party (UK) Ystrad (Rhondda) Ystrad (Rhondda) 1967 Labour Party (UK) David John Davies * 1,122 Communist Party (UK) George Baker 828 Labour Party (UK) References collapsed collapsed Glamorgan Category:Glamorgan County Council elections Category:20th century in Glamorgan